News & Events

05/17/13
SAVE THE DATE: Friday, June 21 for JAZZ NIGHT

CV Families Announces

JAZZ NIGHT

Featuring:
Arnie Krakowsky
Standard Time
Jack Saint Clair
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Food & Drinks

Asian Arts Initiative
1219 Vine Street
Philadelphia, PA 19107

Tickets available at www.Childrensvillagejazznight.eventbrite.com
and at Children's Village's 2nd floor reception desk
For information, please contact cvparents@gmail.com 

Proceeds benefit Children's Village Kitchen Renovation.  Unable to attend?   You can still DONATE.

THANK YOU!

05/07/13
See What's on our Spring-Summer Menus!

Children's Village is taking the lead in the early learning community to improve children's health through nutrition, physical activity programs, and health education.

To see what's cooking in our on-site commercial kitchen and to download our Spring-Summer 2013 Menus, visit Healthy Bodies, Healthy Minds.

05/07/13
CV FAMILES Invites Parents to a Night Out- May 10

HAPPY SPRING!
CV Families invites the adults to enjoy an evening out:

Friday, May 10
6:00 pm
The Trestle Inn
339 N. 11th Street

Eat, laugh, and share a good time together.  Children's Village is offering child care from 6:00 pm-10:00 pm, which includes dinner and fun activities ($30/child; $50 for more than one child.) Your child must be a current or former Children's Village enrollee.

Please check with Children's Village's front desk today if you haven't already signed up.  Parents cover the cost of their dinner/s, plus tax and tip.  

CV Families is an informal group of families whose children attend Children's Village.  For more information, please contact volunteer Beth Wassell at cvparents@gmail.com

04/30/13
READ: Executive Director Mary Graham's Comments to the School Reform Commission

At the April 18, 2013 School Reform Commission meeting, Children's Village Executive Director Mary Graham commented on the pending shift of Head Start slots from the School District of Philadelphia to community-based providers.  A School District of Philadelphia partner for the past eight years, today Children's Village provides high-quality Head Start services Pre-K  Counts programming.  Read Mary Graham's Comments to the School Reform Commission.

Mary stressed the need to work together to resolve the educational funding crisis.  Learn more about serving as an Early Learning Advocate.

04/24/13
THANKS FOR A FANTASTIC EATS PHILLY EVENT!

 AND THE WINNER IS...

A panel of judges --including Children's Village' s Chef Bell-- and VIP tasters "threw down" their votes for the best bites of the night! 

Proceeds benefit kitchen renovations at Children's Village and
Wat Bodd Voraditth Orphanage, Thailand
High-profile chefs, friendly culinary competition, fantastic food trucks, stellar auction items--thank you for a festive evening benefiting two kitchens
 in two countries!

Promoting healthy bodies, healthy minds, Children's Village is taking the lead in the early learning community to improve nutrition programs.

04/17/13
LISTEN: Mary Graham interviewed on Q102

Mary Graham and Chef Moon Krapugthong, owner of Manayunk’s Chabaa Thai and the force behind EATS Philly 2013, discuss Children's Village, the kitchen renovation and the importance of nutritious meals.

04/15/13
It's the Week of the Young Child--Take Action TODAY

Celebrate The Week of the Young Child™ by taking action to map a brighter future for young children.  President Obama recently announced the details of his budget—and his early learning initiative.  Children's Village is joining with the National Women's Law Center and the Strong Start for Children -- Building America's Future campaign to thank the president.

Please join us in thanking President Obama for his early childhood education initiative.  The goal is to deliver thousands of thank you notes to the White House this month.
TAKE ACTION--Send a Thank You Note to President Obama.

03/27/13
Parent Workshop: FAMILY ARTS ACADEMY April 17

Join Us!
Famliy Arts Academy
with artists from
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
Wednesday, APRIL 17
5:45 - 7:30 PM
Workshop will be hosted in English and Chinese.  Dinner and child care are included.
Open to families of children currently enrolled at Children's Village.
Please sign up at the 2nd floor reception desk.

Children's Village encourages creative expression --
it's at the essence of our belief in supporting the needs
of the whole child.  Marvel at children's artwork.
Visit our Art Gallery.

03/19/13
Sharing Our Experience and Expertise

Reflecting our belief fostering healthy bodies, healthy minds, Children's Village is taking the lead in the early learning community to improve nutrition programs.  Mary Graham, Executive Director, Children's Village, joins Diane P. Barber, Director, Pennsylvania Child Care Association (PACCA), to present a two-part webinar:
Healthy Menu Planning--Make it Nutritious AND Delicious
March 20, 2013 - Part I and April 3 - Part II  1:00- 2:30PM

DPW, Act 48 and C.E.U. credits available.  To learn more about the webinar, visit PACCA.

Mary shares information about the steps involved in enhancing children's nutrition in the early care and education environment--including ideas to get started, possible pitfalls, and engaging staff along the way.

Children's Village serves more than 231,000 nutritious meals and snacks each year.  In fact, plans are underway to renovate our on-site commercial kitchen to accommodate our improved nutrition program and recent enrollment growth.  You can help.  Please consider making a gift today.  DONATE>>